Laws and Policies to Address Violence Against Women in Countries Affected by Fragility and Conflict

Santagostino Recavarren, IsabelMarekera, ShantelGnakra, Mariam Anaïs2024-01-232024-01-232024-01-23https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40946This Brief presents data collected by the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law (WBL) project on legal and supportive frameworks to curb domestic violence and sexual harassment in 55 countries, including 17 categorized as affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV). Analysis of the data reveals glaring gaps in the legal and supportive frameworks currently in place to protect women from on laws and policies currently in place in FCV countries, as well as the gaps, theenCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSABUSE OF WOMENPARTNER ABUSEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEHUMAN RIGHTSGENDER AND CONFLICTGENDER EQUALITYSDG 5Laws and Policies to Address Violence Against Women in Countries Affected by Fragility and ConflictBriefWorld Bank10.1596/40946